ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-Helicopter) Regulations, 2018
70. Qualifications and Training
Edition: 2018-05-11 · Repealed
70. Qualifications and Training
(1)When the Authority requires that a flight operations officer or flight dispatcher, employed in conjunction with an approved method of control and supervision of flight operations be licensed, that flight operations officer or flight dispatcher shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of Personnel Licensing regulations.(2)In accepting proof of qualifications other than the option of holding of a flight operations officer or flight dispatcher license, the Authority, in accordance with the approved method of control and supervision of flight operations, shall require that, as a minimum, such persons meet the requirements specified in Personnel Licensing Regulations for the flight operations officer or flight dispatcher license.(3)A flight operations officer or flight dispatcher shall not be assigned to duty unless that person has—(a)satisfactorily completed the operator-specific training course that addresses all the specific components of its approved method of control and supervision of flight operations specified in these Regulations;(b)made, within the preceding 12 months, at least a one-way qualification flight in a helicopter over any area for which that person is authorized to exercise flight supervision and the flight shall include landings at as many heliports as practicable;(c)demonstrated to the operator a knowledge of—(i)the contents of the operations manual described in the Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certificate and Administration) Regulations;(ii)the radio equipment in the helicopters used; and(iii)the navigation equipment in the helicopters used;(d)demonstrated to the operator a knowledge of the following details concerning operations for which the officer is responsible and areas in which that individual is authorized to exercise flight supervision—(i)the seasonal meteorological conditions and the sources of meteorological information;(ii)the effects of meteorological conditions on radio reception in the helicopters used;(iii)the peculiarities and limitations of each navigation system which is used by the operation; and(iv)the helicopter loading instructions;(e)satisfied the operator as to knowledge and skills related to human performance as they apply to dispatch duties; and(f)demonstrated to the operator the ability to perform the duties specified in regulation 38.